Janardan Singh Sigriwal (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Bihar. He has represented Maharajganj in the Lok Sabha since 2014 and won a third term in 2024. He earlier served as an MLA from Jalalpur and Chhapra and as a minister in the Bihar government.
Janardan Singh Sigriwal
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02 Jan
Bhumihara, Saran District, Bihar, India
Politician (Lok Sabha MP, Maharajganj); Agriculturist
Shiv Kumari Devi (m. 1980)
1990s–present
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (since 2014)
Maharajganj, Bihar
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Married
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Indian Rupees
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Sigriwal was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Jalalpur and later represented Chhapra. In the BJP's state organisation he served as treasurer (2003–2005) and general secretary (2008–2010) of the Bihar BJP and as Saran district president. As a minister in the Bihar government he held the art and culture portfolio, among others, and promoted Bhojpuri artists and singers.
He won Maharajganj in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019. In July 2019 he introduced a private member's bill, the Compulsory Voting Bill, 2019. In 2024 he retained the seat, defeating Congress candidate Aakash Kumar Singh by 1,02,651 votes, according to Election Commission of India figures.
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